Call to widen evacuation area around Fukushima

Our team of radiation specialists in Japan brought back their findings for the day.

The press release says it all:

Fukushima, March 27, 2011: Greenpeace radiation experts have confirmed radiation levels of up to ten micro Sieverts per hour in Iitate village, 40km northwest of the crisis-stricken Fukushima/Daiichi nuclear plant, and 20km beyond the official evacuation zone. These levels are high enough to require evacuation.

“It is clearly not safe for people to remain in Iitate, especially children and pregnant women, when it could mean receiving the maximum allowed annual dose of radiation in only a few days. When further contamination from possible ingestion or inhalation of radioactive particles is factored in, the risks are even higher.”

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(Unregistered) evacuation to Sovjet Sahalin!
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I wrote in last thursday to Finland minister Sauli Niinistö and asked him to make contact to Russian leaders and recomend Russians give immediat...

I wrote in last thursday to Finland minister Sauli Niinistö and asked him to make contact to Russian leaders and recomend Russians give immediatly Sahalin district to Japanese for evacuation place. This would be only possible place for Japanese to go by big group.

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(Unregistered) physicist
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1.If the radiation comes from Iodine-131 with a half life of 8days, itś not much to worry about. Normal background radiation is 1microSv/h, so the tot...

1.If the radiation comes from Iodine-131 with a half life of 8days, itś not much to worry about. Normal background radiation is 1microSv/h, so the total dose (without evacuation) would be around an extra year under normal circumstances. We need the source to make decisions..
2.Caesium-137 got widespread over Scandinavia in -86, but it doesnt take 24000years before it sinks back into the ground along with normal uranium-minerals. It was just some years to avoid certain meats and vegetables. Should ofc be avoided, but the danger is overhyped.
3. Who says radiation is much lower on the 50km barrier, or the 100km? Should we evacuate all of Japan to save 1 person from cancer? or 10, or 100? Where is the limit? Tough questions.

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(Unregistered) ChristianNippon
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Could you please verify the location of the plant with the trouble in the map. Somehow you have the plant "Daini" marked and not plant &quot...

Could you please verify the location of the plant with the trouble in the map. Somehow you have the plant "Daini" marked and not plant "Daiichi" which right now has the most problems. The plant "Daiichi" is the one with 6 reactors; 1-4 close in a line, 5&6 a bit on the side.
I know, also the local press here in Japan often show the way you show; maybe I'm wrong; please just verify.

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(Unregistered) eva, biolog
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I can see my former comment has been deleted from this diskussion. Whas my math wrong? What I want is a neutral diskussion on the actual risks. The a...

I can see my former comment has been deleted from this diskussion. Whas my math wrong? What I want is a neutral diskussion on the actual risks. The accident is so severe that we don´t need any exaggeration. 10 microSievert/hour equals a year dose of 87,6 milliSievert (10x24x265/1000). Correct me if I am wrong. Of course it is not good, especially for pregnant women and babies, but it is no cause to raise absolute panic. 250 mS is the dose thet is considered safe for a nuclear workers in Japan. 50 mS in Sweden.
We need more information on the cause of radioation (which isotopes?). Yes, we had Cecium downfall in Sweden and for Cecium it takes 30 years to reduce the radioation with 50 %. The fungus and berries in the worst affected areas are still not advisable to consume.
But what are we dealing with in Japan?I am as concerned as anyone, but we need solid facts and scientific evaluation!!!